Are you in real estate? Here are 12 tips to keep you alive
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Loading... - Adelino Langa
- 07 Oct 2022
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Real estate agents often find themselves in dangerous situations. Here’s how to improve your chances of survival and safety.
Yes, the title is not very nice, and you should definitely see it as offensive. But, here is the truth. Realtors often find themselves in dangerous situations, and for decades I’ve been trying to spread the word. But it does not work. Instead, I hear the same thing over and over and over again…
“Thoughts and prayers…”
Guess what? That doesn’t work either.
When working in real estate, you might have to visit areas that are unsafe, you might face a vicious dog, or you might even walk around an open house.
Let’s look at some statistics. In 2020, about 4% of real estate agents said they had been approached in some way by someone at work. While that may seem like a small number, consider this: when you look at the population of the entire country, about 2% of people are physically attacked. What does this mean for you? If you are a real estate agent, your chances of being a victim are twice as high as the average.
As a realtor, chances are you’ve been in a similar situation. It may seem insignificant to meet a seller you don’t know at a property, and sometimes you don’t know who’s going to be there, especially if it’s busy. When the seller said the tenant would shop around, that should have been a huge red flag. Read More...
